He cheated on me. How can I move on and make this relationship work?

The blog was originally posted in August 2013 as “How to turn a cheater into a loyal and monogamous partner.” The video is vintage Ask Lauren and the blog itself has been edited and updated.

Hi Lauren,

I’ve been married for 25 years. In the past 15 years my husband has had two affairs. He says he is glad I saved our marriage and that he wants to make this work, but how do I know his words and feelings are genuine? How do I know that he truly loves me and that he&...

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I just had a 3-day war with my husband who has started a fly-in, fly-out job in the mining industry (1 month on and one week at home).He started to drink at night and not tell me about it. We had a deal at the beginning of our relationship that he wouldn’t drink because it led to fights. So when I found out he was drinking again, I got hurt and upset.

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Now that we live together, we don't get along

I have been living with my boyfriend for 3 months and we have been together for 2 years. Lately we’ve been bickering more often and our communication seems to shut down. He pulls away and I get sad. It’s hard when this happens because we used to never be like this. Yesterday he said he needed space from me. He said he's mad he needs to tell me where he is, and I expressed it makes me feel safe to know. I am scared he is pulling away. How can I handle this witho...

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How Do I Get Her Back?

The number one question I receive from men is "How do I get her back?"

My response is always the same: "How did you lose her?"

You can only get her back if you can truly reflect on what you said and did that was wrong. Because if you lost her and you love her and you want her back, you will need to learn where you failed along the way with her the first time.

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